The Project Properties Window

To open the project properties window, click on the icon
in the Micro Project toolbar.
The list of project properties will appear.

Note:

The following list in this documentation is ordered according
to the categorized view of the Settings list.
To
set your project properties window to this to this categorized view, use this icon on the top left of the
window:

The numbers in the following list indicate:These settings are configuration specific
(Read more
about build configurations).These settings are specific to your project, but apply to all configurations

Micro Build Statistics

Disassembled View

Make the disassembly listing available after compilation. The listing
is displayed in the "Micro disassembly" pane of the
Output Window.

Disassembly Switches

If the disassembly view is enabled then this setting provides the required
switches for the output. If this setting is empty, then it defaults
to "-s".

Memory Usage Report

Show detailed memory usage reports after compilation

Micro Debug

Hit Counters

Specifies how "hit counters" use the value returned by the millis()
function, or individual hit counters.
Read more on this page to learn about
hit counters and this setting.

Inc. Disabled Breakpoints

When false, disabled breakpoints are not included in the compilation
and use less memory. When true, disabled breakpoints are compiled and
upload allowing them to be disabled/enabled during program runtime without
recompilation. (Read more)

Jump To Source

Setting this value to "True" will cause Visual Micro to jump
to the corresponding source code line if a breakpoint is hit.

Local Port

The serial port or IP address the local computer uses to debug. (Read more)

Local Speed

The serial port speed that the local computer uses to debug. This value
can be any valid baud rate. Leave blank for default 115200 baud. (Read more)

Remote Pin RX

The pin to use for software serial transmissions that an Arduino will
receive. This value can be a pin number or global constant name. (Read more)

Remote Pin TX

The pin to use for software serial transmissions from an Arduino. This
value can be a pin number or global constant name. (Read more)

The serial port speed that the remote device uses to debug. This value
can be any valid baud rate. Leave blank for default 115200 baud. (Read more)

Remote Transport

The type of transport from the installed transports list. The default
is HardwareSerial. Other examples are HardwareSerial,SoftwareSerial,BlueTooth,FastSerial.
(Read more)

Startup Delay (ms)

An optional delay when the board starts to give the debugger window
time to open. If you are using the main serial port and DTR is enabled
then this delay can be disabled. Default is 4 seconds unless using the
main serial. 0 uses default.

Startup Delay or Dtr

Enable/disable optional delay when the board starts to give the debugger
window time to open. Set to '0' for default. When enabled and debugging
using main serial DTR is automatically forced ON, when using any other
serial port or transport the delay (ms) is enforced

Startup Message

An optional startup message to transmit from board to your PC.

Startup Wait

If set to "True", the board does not start the program automatically
after upload, instead it waits for a "Go" command from the PC. In this
case, a message is displayed notifying you that the board is waiting
for a "Go".

Throttle (ms)

Specifies the minimum time gap between two debug data packets sent to
your PC if "Throttle
Enabled" is set to true (see below). A value of 0 means the Default of 80 ms.

Throttle Enabled

Throttles the transmission of debug data packets from your board to
the PC. This ensures that there is no overflow of packets which would
cause the PC's debugging windows to lag behind.
See this article
for more information.

Validation Skip

The Default setting is "False", which causes two compilation stages,
the first without and the second with debugging code inserted. The first
stage ensures that your code is correct before Visual Micro inserts
breakpoint code, otherwise strange error messages would occur. If you
change this setting to "True", all compilation is done in one stage
which speeds up compilation. The resulting program code is the same
regardless of this setting.

Micro Debug Reporting

Report Analogs

Enables reporting of the analog I/O lines in a report window. It is
recommended that you use analogs reporting selectively by using the
method described on
this page.

Report Digitals

Enables reporting of the digital I/O lines in a report window. It is
recommended that you use digitals reporting selectively by using the
method described on
this page.

Report Frequency

Set the frequency of automated reports. The default is every 150 milliseconds.
The time unit (milliseconds, seconds etc.) is depending on the "Report
Frequency Type" field below.

Report Frequency Type

Set the unit type for the frequency of automated reports, see the "Report
Frequency" setting. The Default is milliseconds. Example: Report
Frequency Type=Seconds and Report Frequency=2
will give a new report data packet every 2 seconds. Setting to "NoFilter"
will report as fast as possible, which is only useful if your loop()
function is not "free running" but has a controlled timing behavior.

Report Free Memory

Enables reporting of the amount of free memory in a report window. It
is recommended that you use free memory reporting selectively by using
the method described on
this page.

Scan I2C at Startup

Enables reporting of the I2C devices connected to your board.
It is recommended that you use I2C reporting selectively
by using the method described on
this page.

Micro General (Current Configuration)

Defines

Semi-colon separated list of configuration specific additional preprocessor
constants. This
setting applies to all compilations for the current configuration only
(Debug, Release...). If you compile the project using the original (Arduino) IDE
again, it will not know about these constants.

Additional compiler flags that are only used for the
current configuration (Debug, Release...).
Separate flags with blanks in this setting (e.g. "-c -g -Os")

Micro General (Project Global)

Define _DEBUG Constant

Automatically #defines a configuration specific _DEBUG constant. You
can enter an integer here, 0 means "do not define". Do NOT use this
option if you do not know how it works. This setting applies to all
compilations for the current configuration only (Debug, Release...).
If you compile using the original (Arduino) IDE it will not know about
this constant. This constant does not affect the Visual Micro
debugging system but is intended for our own use.

Defines

Semi-colon separated list of project specific additional preprocessor
constants ("#defines"). This setting applies to all configurations
(Debug, Release...). If you compile using the project using the original (Arduino) IDE
again, it will not know about these constants.

Extra flags that will be used when the
'ar' tool is invoked. 'ar' is the gcc archiving tool.

Extra c flags

Extra flags that will be used when the C compiler is invoked. This compiler is used for files with the ".C" file extension.

Extra c.elf flags

Extra flags that will be used when the 'gcc' tool is invoked to build the final .elf file.

Extra cpp flags

Extra flags that will be used when the C++ compiler is invoked. This compiler is used for files with the ".CPP" file extension.

Extra eep flags

Extra flags that are used when generating the .eep output file

Extra elf2hex flags

Extra flags that are used when generating the .hex file from the .elf file. The .hex file is the input file used by the uploader

Extra flags

Extra compiler flags
that will be applied to all gcc tools

Extra s flags

Extra compiler flags
that will be used when the gcc assembler is invoked

Generate Prototypes

Enables the generation of so-called "function
prototypes". Function prototypes are needed to tell the compiler
that a function exists and what parameters and return value type it
has. If set to "true", then Visual Micro generates prototypes for
.INO files in the background, and the user does not have to care
about them. If set to "False", .INO files behave like .CPP files,
and the user must write the prototypes himself.
Learn more about source file types
here.

Includes via Gcc

Automatically search for library includes within underlying sources. Use gcc deep search instead of simple
regex (see Arduino I .6.6+). This option will increase build times considerably. It is recommended to switch
this option off after adding *includes for any required libraries to the
"ino" source code.

Micro Optimise Build (Project Global)

Compare Dates and Times

Re-compile individual source code if the date/time is greater than
the object file data time. If other conditions have forced compile
of sources then this property is assumed False.

Mcu Defines Affect Core

If set to "True", causes the Arduino core files to be recompiled when
known mcu #defines are changed in this project property list or using
a menu item such as Teensy Speed.

Mcu Defines Affect Libs

If set to "True", causes the libraries to be recompiled when known mcu
#defines are changed in this project property list or using a menu item
such as Teensy Speed.

Project Defines Affect Core

If set to "True", causes the Arduino core files to be recompiled when
#defines are changed in this project properties list.

Project Defines Affect Libraries

If set to "True", causes libraries to be recompiled when #defines are
changed in this project properties list.

Source Defines Affect Libraries

If set to "True", causes libraries to be recompiled when #defines are
changed in the project source codes. Compilation of sketches that include
libraries will be slower if the projects macros/#defines have altered
since last compile. This is a global project property

Misc

(Name)

The name of your project. If you want to change your project's name
here, then you can do so, but it much more convenient to use the method
described
here.
In any case, the main source file containing the setup() and loop()
functions must have the same name as your project.

(Micro Debug)

Controls whether the debugging functions of Visual Micro are
used or not for the chosen configuration. (There is also a system wide switch that controls whether
debugging is on or off,
Read more)

Note:

This setting allows you to switch debugging on/off
for configurations you have created on your own, in addition to the
default "Debug" and "Release".
As long as you only use the default "Debug" and "Release"
configurations, it is not recommended to change anything to this
setting. Otherwise this documentation won't match the behavior of
Visual Micro on your PC.

The fixed port name this project will use when uploading via
bootloader/usb. This property can also be set by altering the
toolbar port when this project is active
In special cases, you can also enter an IP address here, and thus
you can avoid to require Apple Network Discovery

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